10 Basic Electrical Safety Tips
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Synopsis:
At Electric Pro Academy, we’d like safety to be about keeping you safe, not protecting a corporation’s reputation. While there are lots of good and true resources regarding safety, we think we can boil it down to just 10 memorable rules. This list is not OSHA approved, but is hopefully a digestible resource to have in the back of your mind while on the job site.
This list was compiled by our resident master electrician and life-long tradesman Joel Walsman. Its emphasis is to preserve the creative art of the trades while minimizing the potentially destructive consequences of tool misuse, human error, and personal carelessness. We hope it allows you to enjoy working with your hands for many years.
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Products We’d Recommend:
[] Klein Tools Insulated Screwdriver Set: www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Too...
[] Reebok Composite-Toe (Not Steel-Toe) Shoes: www.amazon.com/Reebok-Work-Me...
[] Timberland Comp-Toe (Not Steel-Toe) Shoes: www.amazon.com/dp/B08V1CSVY2?...
[] HDX Eye Protection: www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-Indoo...
[] ATG Maxiflex Nitrile Gloves (Cut-resistant, not electrically insulated): www.homedepot.com/p/ATG-MaxiF...
[] National Safety Apparel Class 0 Electrically Insulated Glove Kit: www.amazon.com/National-Safet...
[] Non-contact Voltage Detector (AKA “Hot Stick”): www.amazon.com/Dual-Range-Con...
[] 20-Amp GFCI Receptacle: www.lowes.com/pd/Hubbell-Whit...
[] 15-Amp GFCI Receptacle: www.lowes.com/pd/Hubbell-Whit...
National Electrical Code (NEC) referenced in this video:
Free Access Here: www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standa...
[] GFCI protection for ALL temporary construction power [NEC 590.6]
[] Lamp protection: no shattered bulbs [NEC 590.4(F)]
[] Protection from accidental damage [NEC 590.4(H)]
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Website:
[] www.osha.gov/
Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
0:14 - 10. Proper Hydration & Nutrition
1:21 - 9. Walking Space Certainty
1:57 - 8. Proper Tool Usage
4:09 - 7. Clean Job Site
4:45 - 6. Avoid Old & Damaged Tools
5:56 - 5. Avoid “Hot” Work
7:32 - 4. Temporary Power
9:00 - 3. Test Equipment
10:36 - 2. PPE
12:04 - 1. Situational Awareness
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Years ago while working in a 98 degree chocolate room in a plant that was closed for annual shutdown had to pull new wires to 8 100 HP Motors. Crazy company energy zar kept turning off my 24" pedestal fan to save power. Finally caught up with him and told him that if fan gets shut off one more time somebody will pay for it. Fan stayed on until I was finished. Several times had to suit up in a hot 50 cal suit and rack in & out a bunch of 13,2 KV Breakers in a very hot basement switchgear room. One of the bosses said we were not allowed to have water bottles in a high voltage location. Ok. Every 15 minutes took a 15 minute restroom break on another floor.
Just makes you sound weak and lazy.i wouldn't hire you
@@lackey2447Karen Did you ever wear 50 cal PPE in a hot room for over two hours. In the 50 years working as an electrician don't think I took off more then a total of 8 days. Once went 14 years working 6 days a week without taking a sick day. More then once worked 90 straight days consisting of an average of at least 75 hours each week. One company that I worked for back in the1980's told me that I worked the most overtime hours then the entire 800 person plant. Was told that I was good at both bending conduit & troubleshooting. Job I retired from out of the 8 guys in our electric shop I was the first one called to troubleshoot the over 500 VFD'S they had because I was the only guy who took an interest and asked questions when the drive tech performed warranty work.
Joel, these are all excellent safety tips! I have seen everyone stand on the top two steps of a ladder, except for those that have fallen off and hurt themselves.
I understand now why your left wrist drops when you are talking with your hands and I understand that you have to be careful not to extend your left wrist as much as your right wrist. It is extremely important to report and take care of your injuries right away and not delay seeing a Doctor, to maybe lessen the possibility of pain for years to come.
I would have given anything to have this guy as an employee...
Man your channel needs to be up there. I love the content I'm subscribed hope it helps. Thanks for the tips.
What a wonderful video!
Well done. Thank you guys, very informative
Great tips, these are all very important.
I just came across your page today , i am enjoying your vides , and yes i subscribed to your channel .
My electricians did hot work. I couldn't believe it. I asked him about it and he said "It mostly depends on how complacent I feel on any particular day." I don't know if he meant complacent but that's the word he used.
Great safety tips. I have been reliant on my regular glasses for safety. I am near sighted so it is foolish, especially when my glasses are metal frames (conductive) and I insist on REAL glass. No lexan nor plastic for me. Also ordered a few packs of shatter guards because I like my glass light bulbs and I also hate how LED's flicker. I also have no evidence but I suspect that they might deteriorate eye sight. I base this on the explosion of kids wearing glasses at younger ages when these LEDS became more common, and the blue LEDS seem to cause the most problem, with a blurred appearance, and the very fact they were invented by Monsanto company. I believe it was one of your videos I cited that source on. People love to argue that one with me. I am not looking for an argument, just stating what I know.
Great video. Really do appreciate these. There is so much more that goes into just recording these. Then there are edits, prep work, and a lot of waiting... It is often overlooked by the person watching the videos. Love them all the same.
he was making a joke.....im not going to explain it.. complacency kills, those that have herd this phrase or are qualified personnel will get it. electricity is not magic, respect it, understand it, do not give a qualified person a hard time because you do not understand. the flickering is because of the driver or because you didnt run the circuit properly you should not see flicker, use properly rated plastics, plastic is really great stuff when used correctly. your on the right mark with the light but not the led, a bit on spectroscopy, what your seeing is the change in wavelengths, the blue light everyone is putting in thier headlight and being projected from the screens is bad for your vision, everyone driving with high beams on all the time are deteriorating the vision of themselves and all other drivers, the white and blu spectrum they are putting into the headlamp is also creating whitewall and spotlight affect reducing visibility. for most needs try to use warm light like 2700k-4500k. the 45 will give you a white clean look. dont try to apply this as a universal fit all. have you noticed the red lights on ships or the blue/purple street lights? if you use 2 blue/purple lights then a 3rd white street light you will drastically reduce spillage and maintain visibility, cant go all blue because vision will begin to distort. i touched on a lot and didnt tell you much at all, hire a qualified lighting specialist and qualified electrician to handle your needs appropriately. and im not arguing this with you, michael, im trying to help to properly inform you so you can better educate others and maybe all together we can make this world a better place.
I thought you were going to talk about phase displacement because of the way your hands are positioned in the thumbnail picture. Your hands look like they're positioned 120 degrees out of phase from each other. Safety is far more important. Thank you.
Awesome vid
You had me at "proper hydration". I've seen it cure cancer (not really). It will save your life though, that I've seen.
Companies always purchased sparkies believe it was fiberglass tip approved for electrical work. We're not allowed to wear safety shoes or work boots with steel toes.
May I recommend that you only wear boots that are laceless! These days they make great work boots with no laces! I have had my eyelets that you wrap your laces around, towards the top of the boot, get hung up on ladders...bad news...
Never seen any of those screwdrivers say they are insulated. Only the ones with the insulated shaft that say insulated to 10,000V are really insulated.
Do you mean 1,000 volt ?
@@JohnThomas-lq5qp Yes. I had 10,000 on my mind because I think they test them at 10,000 Volts.
It appears to be a regular non-insulated Klein screwdriver.
That's exactly what I thought watching this. I checked on the Klein website and it lists that screwdriver as "uninsulated". This is very dangerous information to get wrong.
Amazing how many companies are too cheap to have their rubber & canvas gloves tested every 6 months. Think OSHA mandates that all hard hats be replaced every two years. Right before I retired my company wanted to order a replacement hard hat that I had over ten years. Oops.Read some where that some early PPE shirts & pants were supposed to be replaced after 50 washings. Like who is going to keep track of # of washings. Never use fabric softener on ANY PPE clothes. Nice vid
that screw driver is not insulated
This is NOT an insulated screwdriver!!! Klein insulated have an orange coating on the shaft
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Are you recording in Home Depot ? Lol
Yeah but for #8 you can't tell me you don't use your linemans as a hammer...
Very guilty as charged! Though, I might argue that in tight spaces the linemans ARE the proper hammering tool, given their solid construction and allowance for worker mobility... What do you think?
dont trust your life to a ncv or hot stick, put your meter on it.